Every grown automotive enthusiast was once a child that had some car or bike that made him/her fall in love with it. The first kindle with a car or a bike during childhood is something that is truly memorable and that more often than not pushes the child to get behind the wheel when it grows up. And if you were a kid that got the chance to sit inside one of your dream cars in childhood itself, you would be head over heels. That is what exactly happened with this one kid who got a ride in a supercar from a generous owner who saw this kid staring at his car with big dreamy eyes.
Recently a video was shared by Siddharth Chaturvedi on Instagram who is an avid automotive enthusiast and founder of BoysAndMachinesIndia. The video was shared by him back in December of 2022 and in the video, a young boy can be seen admiring Siddharth’s Ferrari 488 supercar wrapped in a stealthy satin black color. Following this, the video then jumps to the shot where the owner lets the kid sit in his Ferrari and takes him on a joy ride. The owner can be seen redlining the supercar and giving the kid the best experience of the supercar.
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The video since its upload date has garnered around 27 thousand views and around 20,000 likes. The video is one of the most heart warming clips on the internet and it is something that is cherished by everyone especially automotive enthusiasts of the country. This video is so important because it shares a message that a small gesture by an owner of such exotic car can mean the entire world to a child who dreams to own of these exquisite supercars in the future.
As for the supercar in the video, it is a Ferrari 488 GTB. The model was launched by the Italian prancing horse brand back in 2016. Successor to the 458 Italia, the 488 GTB marked a new direction for the Italian carmaker. It was the one of the first Ferrari V8 supercars to get forced induction on the mid-engined platform. The 488 GTB is powered by a 3.9-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 engine which makes 660 hp and 760 Nm of torque. This monstrous engine comes mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The engine catapults the car from 0-100 kmph in just 3 seconds.
In other Ferrari news, recently Madhuri Dixit and her husband Dr Sriram Nene, were spotted in a Ferrari 296 GTB on the roads of Mumbai. Both Dr Nene and Madhuri Dixit were seen in a black-coloured Ferrari 296 GTB, with the former behind its steering wheel. Various clips of both of them driving the Ferrari 296 GTB on the roads of Mumbai. Further investigations revealed that the 296 GTB in which both of them were seen happened to be registered in the name of Navnit Motors Private Limited, the authorized dealership of Ferrari in Mumbai. However, it is believed that Dr Nene bought this car from the dealership.
The 296 GTB is one of the latest offerings from Ferrari, which is gradually finding several homes across the country. This two-door, retractable hard-top convertible sports car from Ferrari is powered by a combination of a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine and a 123 kW front-mounted electric motor. The combined power output of this powertrain is rated at 830 PS.
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